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Battle of SolferinoAustrian forces, opposing the unification of Italy, are defeated in a decisive battle at Solferino, near Verona, Italy, by French and Piedmontese forces
George Earl LinlithgowGEORGE LIVINGSTON. earl of LINLITHGOW - Scottish soldier and statesman, suspected of either cowardice or duplicity when opposing Covenanters. with his autograph
Jean JauresJEAN-JOSEPH-MARIE-AUGUSTE JAURES French socialist statesman, founded and edited L Humanite opposing militarism, assassinated
Barricades 1588THE WARS OF RELIGION The Ligue Catholique organises the Day of Barricades in Paris, with street fighting between the opposing parties
Ypres Battlefield Markers and signsOver the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest
WW2 - Careless LivesAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Careless Lives, written by Desmond Leslie. The image shows tw opposing side profiles of young women
Entende Cordiale - two enemy soldiers holding handsEntende Cordiale - two soldiers from opposing sides holding hands, 1920s Date: 1920s
Welsh - Caesars Nose - CWGC CemeteryThis small cemetery stands on the site of a German redoubt which was called Fortin 17. Fighting around this area began in 1915
Lord Cromer, President of the Mens League Lord Cromer, President of the Mens LeagueEvelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator, and President of the Mens League for Opposing Woman Suffrage. 1910
Cartoon, The Parliamentary Toots -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis criticism of Lord John Russells government. Mrs Blimber (co-owner of a school)
Cartoon, The Rising Generation -- In Parliament. A satirical comment on conflicts within the Conservative Party over Sir Robert Peels repeal of the Corn Laws
Drake attacks Santo DomingoA naval attack by Francis Drake on the city of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola. Various men lay dead as soldiers overcome a barricade, and opposing soldiers run to fight them off. Date: 1586
Meeting opposing the grant to MaynoothGreat meeting at the London Tavern to oppose Prime Minister Sir Robert Peels proposal to increase government funding of Maynooth College, a Catholic theological school in Ireland. Date: 1845
Ionic Columns Date: 1550
St Pauls Cathedral in danger: why the Dean is opposing the tramway scheme. Sectional view from the south east showing the position of the waterline below the cathedral
NICARAGUAN WOMEN 1928A Nicaraguan womens regiment commanded by the wives of two generals is among those opposing the invading U.S. Marines. Date: 1928
Paracelsus at BaslePhilippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus depicted opposing Lichtenfels at Basel. Date: circa 1527
CHARLES VIII & LOUIS DO CHARLES VIII & LOUIS DOYoung Charles VIII releases from prison Louis dOrleans, one of the rebels opposing the crown. The reconciliation leads to Louis succeeding Charles as Louis XII Date: 1491
Wars of the roses: nobles picking roses to show allegiancesIn the Temple Gardens, London, opposing nobles pick red or white roses according as they favour the party of Lancaster or York. Date: circa 1455
KPD POSTER / EARLY 1920 SGerman Communist party (KPD) poster opposing German re-armament
Andre and M-J ChenierThe poets ANDRE MARIE and MARIE-JOSEPH-BLAISE de CHENIER, both revolutionaries, Andre was guillotined for opposing excesses, but his brother survived. Date: 1762 - 1794
Anti-Suffrage League PosterA poster produced by the Womens National Anti-Suffrage League, stating in bold lettering, Women DO NOT Want Votes. The Womens National Anti-Suffrage League was founded in 1908
National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage. Deputation to Mr. Asquith on Womans Suffrage. Cartoon shows the male voter in a lock, captioned, Good Heavens, if she opens that lock, I shall be drowned
Ludwig And. FeuerbachLUDWIG ANDREAS FEUERBACH German philosopher, pupil of Hegel but turned to naturalistic materialism, opposing organised religion
Decius Magius of Capua opposing Carthaginian dominationSECOND PUNIC WAR : Decius Magius of Capua reproaches his countrymens cowardice in accepting Carthaginian domination without resistance
Football Thuggery - the nature of the real game at hand as the players of the opposing sides knock lumps out of each other
Anti-Suffrage Demonstration 1912Advertisement for a Demonstration by the National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage at the Albert Hall, 28th February, 1912
Ralph Bernal-OsborneRALPH BERNAL-OSBORNE politician, noted for his wit which he aimed impartially at his fellow Liberals or the opposing party. Date: 1808 - 1882
Jacques CathelineauJACQUES CATHELINEAU French Vendeen commander (royalist opposing the Revolution) Date: 1759 - 1793
Fridrich (Bishop)FRIDRICH - Bishop of Utrecht murdered for opposing an incestuous saint. Date: ? - 838
Suffragette Give Me a Vote CeramicA wild-eyed suffragette dressed in the colours of the W.S.P.U - purple, white and green, waves a flag which reads, I Want a Vote
Anti-Suffragist Demonstration 1912. The historic Great Demonstration Against Woman Suffrage, organised by the National League For Opposing Woman Suffrage, Royal Albert Hall, February 28th, 1912
Sermons in Stones Militant Suffragette. A very masculine suffragette holds a bag of stones ready to aim at shop windows. Captioned
Suffragette Shouts Give me a Vote. Anti-Suffrage view of stereotype. flag-waving screaming harridan on postcard designed by John Hassall for the National League for Opposing Womens Suffrage
As the Artist Might have Drawn it by H. L. OakleySilhouettes by Captain H. L. Oakley, showing two opposing views of the Great War - as the artist might have drawn it, and how the censor would certainly prefer it
Dunkerque FortifiedDunkerque (Dunkirk) is fortified despite treaties prohibiting it : such incidents provoke the British into opposing France in the Austrian Succession War. Date: September 1740
Arthur JacksonARTHUR JACKSON nonconformist churchman and scholar, a quiet and peaceable man, though he was obstinate in opposing The Book of Sports. Date: 1593 - 1666
Fierce shot blasts Goalkeeper into his own goalA fearsome shot from an opposing striker smashes into the face of a hapless Goalkeeper, carrying the ball and the keeper back over the line
Fortified position, Siege of Przemsyl, Galicia, WW1A fortified position during the Siege of Przemsyl in Galicia (now in Poland) on the eastern front during the First World War. The opposing forces were Russian and Austro-Hungarian. Date: 1914-1915
Ezra, ProphetEZRA Jewish priest and scribe, a teacher of the Torah, advocate of strict observance of the law, particularly opposing the taking of foreign wives. Date: circa 459 BCE
US Football Match 1903The player with the ball is tackled by an opposing player, as others close in. Date: 1903
John Wyclif preachingExpelled from the university, Wyclif went into the country and there wrote and taught. John Wyclif (c.1324-1384), English theologian and reformist
Junta FleetGovernment forces enter Oporto and the fleet of the Junta, opposing queen Maria II, is taken
Murder of General BreaGeneral Brea, one of the commanders opposing the Paris insurgents, is captured and murdered at Fontainebleau : his body lies in state
Kiev under the PolesKiev is occupied by a Polish force opposing the Bolsheviks. But the Red Army will counter- attack and drive them out again before they can start to enjoy their victory
Anti-Revolution CartoonREPUBLIC WHICH GOOD CITIZENS DON T WANT - cartoon opposing revolutionary extremism : Marianne holds the torch of civil war and the shrouds of three prominent victims
Acrobatic Ladies FootyA woman in blue kicks the ball whilst opposing players tumble around her
Catalonia Conflict 3Council of war of revolutionaries on the outskirts of Barcelona, opposing the new regime